California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15km NE of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km NE of Barstow, CA on Sun, Apr 18, 1982, 9:34 PM PST (05:34 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 50km WSW of Shoshone, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-19 05:34:38 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.992° N, 116.904° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.238km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16232 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.34km WNW of Devore, CA · 16226 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.618km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.728km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16220 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.120km ENE of Barstow, CA · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.64km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16215 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.919km WSW of Barstow, CA · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.94km NW of Devore, CA · 16212 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.334km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.621km E of Big Bear City, CA · 16211 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.720km E of Big Bear City, CA · 16211 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.823km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16209 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.66km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.66km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16206 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.06km N of Barstow, CA · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.610km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16205 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.816km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16203 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.916km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16203 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.75km WNW of Devore, CA · 16200 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.76km N of Running Springs, CA · 16199 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.76km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16199 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.09km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.54km N of Running Springs, CA · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.25km NW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.625km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.09km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.616km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16185 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.050km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.737km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.037km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16182 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.37km NE of Running Springs, CA · 16180 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.024km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.850km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.224km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16176 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16176 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.78km E of Running Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.68km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.18km E of Running Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.95km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.234km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.012km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.912km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.811km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16246 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.028km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16246 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.415km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.817km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16250 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.911km NNE of Barstow, CA · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.79km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16250 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.17km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16250 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.321km NE of Boron, CA · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.511km S of Big Bear City, CA · 16254 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.35km ESE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528962. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.